Month: January 2022

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K Architectures creates trio of permanent circus tents for theatre in Béziers

January 5, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Domaine de Bayssan Theatre complex in Béziers by K Architectures

Paris studio K Architectures has created a permanent home for the Domaine de Bayssan Theatre near Béziers, France, which was informed by circus tents.  Built on the Domaine de Bayssan estate near the town of Béziers in southern France, the permanent theatre replaced a circus tent that was erected on the site in 2006. K Architectures aimed to

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Datong Art Museum / Foster + Partners

January 5, 2022 Paula Pintos 0

Datong Art Museum – an important new cultural destination in China – has opened to the public with a special exhibition featuring oil paintings by local artists. One of four major buildings within Datong New City’s cultural plaza, it is set to become a new hub for creative industries in the region. The building’s sculptural form has been conceived as a landscaped terrain with a series of interconnected pyramids emerging from below the earth – the gallery spaces are sunken below ground and surrounded by landscaped plazas. Complementing the museum’s cultural programme are a series of spaces dedicated to education and learning, including a children’s gallery, media library, archive and art storage facilities.

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Snøhetta designs library in Beijing to resemble a ginkgo-tree forest

January 5, 2022 James Parkes 0
Sub-Center Library in Beijing

Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed library in Beijing formed from pillars that create a forest-like canopy. Located in the Chinese capital, the building was selected as the winning entry in an international competition to design the Sub-Center Library in 2018. The library will take shape as a glass-enclosed structure characterised

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European Commission prioritises cyclists and pedestrians in cities for “first time in history”

January 5, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Karen Blixens Plads in Copenhagen by Cobe with bicycle storage and pedestrians passing over a bridge as photographed by Rasmus Hjortshøj illustrating EC proposal on cycling and walking infrastructure

The European Commission has proposed an overhaul of urban infrastructure to encourage more walking and cycling as part of the EU’s aim to become a net-zero continent by 2050. If passed, the Efficient and Green Mobility package would require the 424 largest cities in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to hash out sustainable urban mobility

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House in Erl / Architekt Torsten Herrmann

January 5, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

The house in Erl is in a residential area with one house after the next. The property has a slight slope that rises from west to east. Set back a little from the street, the building adjoins the western boundary with an entrance and a wide garage driveway. From there it develops in length and gently blends into the small-scale building structure.

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Bricks envelop inside and outside of New Delhi showroom by Renesa

January 5, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Interior of Indal Mechno Bricks showroom by Renesa with display niches, plinth, walls, floors and vaulted ceilings covered in bricks

Indian studio Renesa has used earthy-hued masonry to form the entire facade and interior of a brick manufacturer’s showroom in New Delhi. The retail space was conceived for local company Jindal Mechno Bricks, which has been producing bricks, tiles and pavers for more than 50 years. Renesa designed the showroom as a celebration of the

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